IIB 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4266 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 14, 2018 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Acadia National Park 

3 Boundary Clarification Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY CLARIFICA5 TION. 

6 Section 101 of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 

7 note) is amended— 

8 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘In order 

9 to’’ and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(a) BOUNDARIES.—Subject to subsections (b) and 

11 (c)(2), to’’; 

12 (2) in the second sentence— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘The map shall be on file’’ 

14 and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY AND REVISIONS OF MAPS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.—The map, together with 

17 the map described in subsection (b)(1) and any re18 vised boundary map published under paragraph (2), 

19 if applicable, shall be— 

20 ‘‘(A) on file’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘Interior, and it shall be 

22 made’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Interior; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(B) made’’; 

25 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) (as des26 ignated by paragraph (1)) the following: 


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1 ‘‘(b) SCHOODIC PENINSULA ADDITION.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Park 

3 is confirmed to include approximately 1,441 acres of 

4 land and interests in land, as depicted on the map 

5 entitled ‘Acadia National Park, Hancock County, 

6 Maine, Schoodic Peninsula Boundary Revision’, 

7 numbered 123/129102, and dated July 10, 2015. 

8 ‘‘(2) RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF ACQUISI9 TIONS OF LAND.—Congress ratifies and approves— 

10 ‘‘(A) effective as of September 26, 2013, 

11 the acquisition by the United States of the land 

12 and interests in the land described in paragraph 

13 (1); and 

14 ‘‘(B) effective as of the date on which the 

15 alteration occurred, any alteration of the land 

16 or interests in the land described in paragraph 

17 (1) that is held or claimed by the United States 

18 (including conversion of the land to fee simple 

19 interest) that occurred after the date described 

20 in subparagraph (A).’’; and 

21 (4) in subsection (c) (as designated by para22 graph (2)(A)), by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL AND LIMITED REVISIONS.— 

24 Subject to section 102(k), notwithstanding any other 

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1 rior (referred to in this title as the ‘Secretary’), by 

2 publication in the Federal Register of a revised 

3 boundary map or other description, may make— 

4 ‘‘(A) such technical boundary revisions as 

5 the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 

6 the permanent boundaries of the Park (includ7 ing any property of the Park located within the 

8 Schoodic Peninsula and Isle Au Haut districts) 

9 to resolve issues resulting from causes such as 

10 survey error or changed road alignments; and 

11 ‘‘(B) such limited boundary revisions as 

12 the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 

13 the permanent boundaries of the Park to take 

14 into account acquisitions or losses, by exchange, 

15 donation, or purchase from willing sellers using 

16 donated or appropriated funds, of land adjacent 

17 to or within the Park, respectively, in any case 

18 in which the total acreage of the land to be so 

19 acquired or lost is less than 10 acres, subject 

20 to the condition that— 

21 ‘‘(i) any such boundary revision shall 

22 not be a part of a more-comprehensive 

23 boundary revision; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) all such boundary revisions, con25 sidered collectively with any technical 


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1 boundary revisions made pursuant to sub2 paragraph (A), do not increase the size of 

3 the Park by more than a total of 100 

4 acres, as compared to the size of the Park 

5 on the date of enactment of this para6 graph.’’. 

7 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ACQUISITIONS OF LAND FOR ACA8 DIA NATIONAL PARK. 

9 Section 102 of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 

10 note) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

12 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of the Interior (herein13 after in this title referred to as ‘the Secretary’)’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, 

15 by striking ‘‘the the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’; 

16 (3) in subsection (k)— 

17 (A) by redesignating the subsection as 

18 paragraph (4) and indenting the paragraph ap19 propriately; and 

20 (B) by moving the paragraph so as to ap21 pear at the end of subsection (b); and 

22 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(k) REQUIREMENTS.—Before revising the bound24 aries of the Park pursuant to this section or section 

25 101(c)(2)(B), the Secretary shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) certify that the proposed boundary revision 

2 will contribute to, and is necessary for, the proper 

3 preservation, protection, interpretation, or manage4 ment of the Park; 

5 ‘‘(2) consult with the governing body of each 

6 county, city, town, or other jurisdiction with primary 

7 taxing authority over the land or interest in land to 

8 be acquired regarding the impacts of the proposed 

9 boundary revision; 

10 ‘‘(3) obtain from each property owner the land 

11 or interest in land of which is proposed to be ac12 quired for, or lost from, the Park written consent for 

13 the proposed boundary revision; and 

14 ‘‘(4) submit to the Acadia National Park Advi15 sory Commission established by section 103(a), the 

16 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

17 Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Nat18 ural Resources of the Senate, and the Maine Con19 gressional Delegation a written notice of the pro20 posed boundary revision. 

21 ‘‘(l) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not use the 

22 authority provided by section 100506 of title 54, United 

23 States Code, to adjust the permanent boundaries of the 

24 Park pursuant to this title.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reestablish 

3 and appoint members to the Acadia National Park Advi4 sory Commission in accordance with section 103 of Public 

5 Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note). 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 103 of 

7 Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended by 

8 striking subsection (f). 

9 SEC. 5. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO 

10 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. 

11 The following are repealed: 

12 (1) Section 3 of the Act of February 26, 1919 

13 (40 Stat. 1178, chapter 45). 

14 (2) The first section of the Act of January 19, 

15 1929 (45 Stat. 1083, chapter 77). 

16 SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF USE RESTRICTION. 

17 The Act of August 1, 1950 (64 Stat. 383, chapter 

18 511), is amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘That the Secretary’’ and in20 serting the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND IN ACADIA NATIONAL 

22 PARK. 

23 ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 

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1 versely impact the resources or values of Acadia Na2 tional Park and that the land shall remain in public 

3 ownership for recreational, educational, or similar 

4 public purposes’’. 

5 SEC. 7. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL USES. 

6 Title I of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) 

7 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 109. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL USES. 

9 ‘‘In accordance with this section, the Secretary shall 

10 allow for the traditional, non-motorized harvesting of ma11 rine worms, clams, other shellfish, and other marine spe12 cies (as defined in chapter 601 of title 12 of the Maine 

13 Revised Statutes (as in effect on the date of enactment 

14 of this section)), in accordance with the laws (including 

15 regulations and applicable judicial interpretations) of the 

16 State of Maine— 

17 ‘‘(1) within the boundaries of the Park; and 

18 ‘‘(2) on any land located outside of the bound19 aries of the Park with respect to which the Secretary 

20 has or obtains a property interest of any type pursu21 ant to this title.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND IN ACADIA NA2 TIONAL PARK TO THE TOWN OF BAR HAR3 BOR, MAINE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey to the 

5 Town of Bar Harbor all right, title, and interest of the 

6 United States in and to the .29-acre parcel of land in Aca7 dia National Park identified as lot 110–055–000 on the 

8 tax map of the Town of Bar Harbor for section 110, dated 

9 April 1, 2015, to be used for a solid waste transfer facility. 

10 (b) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under sub11 section (a) is used for a purpose other than the purpose 

12 described in that subsection, the land shall, at the discre13 tion of the Secretary, revert to the United States. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 13, 

2018. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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